Maddie's First Date

So I realize that some of you might take issue with Kurt and me for this next picture. Many parents choose to wait until their daughters are 16 (or 35) before they allow them to begin dating, but alas, Maddie had her first date last Friday night. The very eligible (and handsome) suitor is named Maxwell Smoot. He is the 3 month old son of our good friends Took and Jeff Smoot, and how could Kurt and I resist when he is already courting her with SHOES?! He sent Maddie a pair of sock monkey booties that are just too cute, so we decided that that was criteria enough to betroth the two of them. Really, the four of us parents decided that betrothals are a lost practice in our culture that we plan on resurrecting.

This picture shows off Madelyn's fondness for her fingers and thumbs. She found her hands before we even left the hospital, and her determination to get them solidly lodged in her mouth has only increased since then. Suck that thumb, Maddie! Self-soothe away!
Ok, and this photo is just too cute not to share. Being 3 weeks old is hard work! Madelyn just gets exhausted eating and pooping and growing. I love that she uses her whole body to yawn. Her back arches and her arms shoot out... So sweet! In this picture, she's being held by her great-grandma Johnson (aka Resident Baby Snuggler).